Don McLean – Circus Song (Guitar Fingerpicking)
Capo 1
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[Intro]
D Em A G A D
D Em A D
[Verse]
D Bm G Em Cotton candy, two for a quarter A D A See if the fat man can guess your weight D F#m Bm D G D G A big stuffed tiger is what I bought her A D A G And I'm going home 'cause it's late
D Em A D Em A D A
[Verse]
A Bm Em Roller coasters make me dizzy Em A A7 D cotton candy makes me sick D F#m Bm D G D Em I wish I had some Bromo fizzy A D That would do the trick
D A D G
[Bridge]
G D D7 Everyone knows that the clowns aren't happy G A D D7 And everyone knows that the people don't care G A B7 I wish I could laugh at the way that they're acting B7 Em G A Em But I'm so sick, I just don't dare to
D G D Em A G D A
[Verse]
D Bm G A High wire dancers kick and balance A D White silk horses step in time D G Em The tattooed man displays his talents A D D7 I'm not the talented kind
[Verse]
G A D I always go to the circus on Sunday G A7 D D7 G And there I can laugh at the people I see G A Bm B7 But when I leave home in the morning on Monday E A Everybody laughs at me
D G Em D
[Verse]
Dm D Em You know,I make other people nervous A D D7 I guess that's why they laugh at me D Em But to me my life is a three-ring circus A A7 D D7 And I can see it for free
[Verse]
G A D Have you seen my wife Elvira? G F#m D D7 G She can tame a lion, you know G D Well, I once had a bushy mane B7 Bb A But that was so damn long ago
D Em A D A
[Bridge]
D G Em Tight-collared clowns in plastic buildings A D A Have happy families as their fate D B7 Em Happy jobs and happy clubs Em A7 D Em D D7 And happy people they hate
[Outro]
G A7 D D7 Everyone's juggling and everyone's acting G A D D7 With smiles of grease paint three feet wide G A D7 B7 Everyone's caught on a carousel pony A Bm F#m G A7 D And one time around is a lifetime ride
D Em A G F#m D